Hostel Inferno suspect to stand trial

An Australian magistrate has ruled that there is enough evidence against the man charged with a hostel fire that killed 15 backpackers, including Limerick woman Julie O'Keeffe, for him to stand trial for murder and arson.

Hostel Inferno suspect to stand trial
Mon, 15 Jan, 2001 - 06:06

An Australian magistrate has ruled that there is enough evidence against the man charged with a hostel fire that killed 15 backpackers, including Limerick woman Julie O'Keeffe, for him to stand trial for murder and arson.

Last Friday at the end of committal proceedings, Robert Paul Long, 37, entered a plea of not guilty for the fire in Childers last June.

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